Tantawi Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 (edited) NVIDIA has new drivers up for download! (The driver is WHQL and only supports GeForce 9800GX2 and 9600GT, check post for modified infs). Release highlights: # Added support for GeForce 9800 GX2 GPUs. # Added new PureVideo HD features for GeForce 9800 GX2: * Dynamic Contrast Enhancement * Dynamic Blue, Green & Skin Tone Enhancements * Dual-Stream Decode Acceleration* * Microsoft Vista Aero display mode compatibility for Blu-ray & HD DVD playback* Download for Windows Vista English: 32-bit | 64-bit International: 32-bit | 64-bit Release notes Download for Windows XP English: 32-bit | 64-bit International: 32-bit | 64-bit Release notes Modified inf to add support to all GeForce 6/7/8/9 English: For Windows Vista 32-bit | 64-bit For Windows XP 32-bit | 64-bit International: For Windows Vista 32-bit | 64-bit For Windows XP 32-bit | 64-bit Edited March 21, 2008 by Tantawi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D!rtySh@dy Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Possible to make Vista x64 International modified inf ? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tantawi Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 Sure possible, but I need the original inf file first (too lazy to download the whole package from NVIDIA!), email it to me on eltantawi AT gmail .com and I'll update the first post with the modified version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggy Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Thanks.. I'm a rabid driver updater. I don't even have any games installed right now. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D!rtySh@dy Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Sure possible, but I need the original inf file first (too lazy to download the whole package from NVIDIA!), email it to me on eltantawi AT gmail .com and I'll update the first post with the modified version. Ok No problem, maybe tomorrow ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Frothy Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 So Nvidia are concentration heavily on their 9xxx range, I feel that us 8xxx users have been abandoned. No new drivers for us for nearly 3 months. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 No new drivers for us for nearly 3 months. :/ 3 Months? Strange, I just got a driver update a couple of weeks back with the Crysis 1.2 update. v169.44, IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Frothy Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 3 Months? Strange, I just got a driver update a couple of weeks back with the Crysis 1.2 update. v169.44, IIRC. I don't like installing beta drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Yeah, it's wierd that they would take so long to release new drivers, and then make them only for the 9 series. I mean honestly, who even has 9-series cards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I don't like installing beta drivers. Then you don't get the right to complain about not having new drivers :p :p I don't like beta o/s', I guess we're all different! ;) Citrus : Actually, I was just talking to a couple of people yesterday about buying a 9600GT, so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magik Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 So this driver is only for the 9 series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoochieMamma Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 So this driver is only for the 9 series? Yep. If nVidia keep this up (release official betas only or their 9xxx series) then its like a kick to the face for all 8xxx customers. There hasn't been a real update for the 8xxx series card for many months. Only a "official driver for crysis 1.2" or some other crap like that. Give me a driver that actually HAS a change log. After reading up on the guru3d forums you can see how many people have issues and nothing is done each driver release, the bug submitting tool on their site is also useless as they never email back stating that they are looking into the issue etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magik Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Yea, that's some crap. Shape up nVid!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsiladka Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Is there any improvement in the modified drivers over the last drivers for Geforce 7 cards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amano Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Thanks for the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekrosoft13 Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I don't like installing beta drivers. then never ever install any driver again, since all drivers can be considered a beta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avi Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 then never ever install any driver again, since all drivers can be considered a beta Not exactly. A 'beta' driver probably undergone less testing than a 'final' one. Not always, of course, but most times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tantawi Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 ^ Not the case with NVIDIA (N) "final" drivers seems to be always buggy more than any beta! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy_tho Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I'd like to see an update that will allow me to run my memory at 1066 and not crash the driver repeatedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanZ Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Can i get instrutions on how to install with the modified inf file thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Frothy Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 then never ever install any driver again, since all drivers can be considered a beta Right. Ok. Whatever. You are opinionated and quite the book of knowledge aren't you. I choose not to run Beta drivers / software on my PC's. So when nvidia releases the final driver and it's actually designed for my 8800GTS; I'll install it. Otherwise I won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanZ Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 wow...i wasnt thinking there, i didnt know how i missed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Right. Ok. Whatever. You are opinionated and quite the book of knowledge aren't you.I choose not to run Beta drivers / software on my PC's. So when nvidia releases the final driver and it's actually designed for my 8800GTS; I'll install it. Otherwise I won't. While overall he's not correct, he is somewhat right... most nVidia drivers are only released in beta form. I assure you that almost all of them are just as stable as final releases, however. I believe all of nVidia's final drivers are simply beta versions that have been certified -- no changes what-so-ever from the beta their based off of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperAFK Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 These are beta? I got them right off of the nvidia main page and they were the only drivers that showed up for my 9600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekrosoft13 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Right. Ok. Whatever. You are opinionated and quite the book of knowledge aren't you.I choose not to run Beta drivers / software on my PC's. So when nvidia releases the final driver and it's actually designed for my 8800GTS; I'll install it. Otherwise I won't. drivers are never final, its always work in progress, WHQL doesn't mean anything anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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